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Assessment of new portable chest drain system versus conventional chest tube drainage in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax requiring pleural drainage

Assessment of new portable chest drain system versus conventional chest tube drainage in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax requiring pleural drainage

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN76867469
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2003-09-12
Start date
2001-08-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Respiratory: Pleural drainage Respiratory Pleural drainage

Interventions

Randomised open label design standard in patient drain or the Vent with option of early discharge. New portable chest drain system versus conventional chest tube drainage.

Sponsors

Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pain scale 2. Patient satisfaction 3. Length of hospital stay and economic savings 4. Complications of drainage—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Time to resolution of pneumothorax 2. Successful resolution 3. Failures requiring surgery—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026